Thanks for the guidance Steve. I agree that posting different types of images in one post can make it confusing. Bobby's point is well taken.

I ordered a few books from Amazon's sellers, rather than buy direct from them. ....a lot cheaper. I've had good success from buying books this way before, so I'm hoping to have the same luck with the ones I just ordered. Four basics of digital photography books, and 2 photoshop books. That should keep me busy for a while.